Townley was born on 15 DEC 1817 in Wiltshire, England, the son of unknown parents.
He died on 23 MAR 1881 in Wiltshire, England.
He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Elizabeth Eamonsun, who he married on 5 SEP 1844. The place has not been found. Their three known children were Elizabeth (1845-1902), Townley Ward (1847-1927) and William Drummond (1849-1895).
His second wife was Lucretia Frances Turner, who he married on 12 JUN 1855 in St George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England. Their three known children were Lucretia Mary (1860-1953), Alice Caroline (1862-1884) and Walter Kingsbury (1869-1924).
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Townley Ward Dowding
Born 15 Dec 1817 in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Died 23 Mar 1881 at age 63 in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Reverend Townley Ward Dowding edit
Son of John B Dowding and Elizabeth Dowding edit
Brother of Benjamin Charles Dowding, Richard Pew Dowding and Mary Anne Radcliffe add sibling
Husband of Elizabeth Dowding — married 5 Sep 1844 in St John's church, Paddington, London, England map icon Husband of Lucretia Frances Dowding — married 12 Jun 1855 in The Church of St George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England map icon add/edit spouses
Father of Elizabeth Caswall, Townley Ward Dowding, William Drummond Dowding, Lucretia Mary Dowding, Alice Caroline Dowding and Walter Kingsbury Dowding add/edit children
Biography
This profile is part of the Dowding Name Study.
Townley Ward Dowding was born on 15 Dec 1817 and baptised at Fisherton Anger on 26 Jan 1818 with his parents named as John and Elizabeth Dowding of Sarum.[1]
The Rev Townley Ward Dowding, Clerk of Downton in Wiltshire was married to Elizabeth Eamonson the only daughter of the late William Eamonson of Beal in Yorkshire, at St John's Church in Paddington on 5 Sep 1844 by the Rev B.C. Dowding.[2][3][4][5]
Townley Ward Dowding, a widower and Clerk of Preshute Vicarage, married Lucretia Frances Turner, a spinster of Preshute House, at Preshute on 12 Jun 1855 with the fathers named as John Dowding, a Banker, and Henry Blois Turner a Lieutenant Colonel.[6]Lucretia was his eldest daughter and Henry was in the H.E.I.S Bombay Engineers.[7]
Townley Ward Dowding of The Rectory, Brixton Deverill was buried at Preshute in Wiltshire on 28 Mar 1881 aged 63.[8]He died on 23 Mar 1881 and his Will was proved by his wife Lucretia on 29 Apr 1881.[9]
His gravestone shared with his wife Lucretia at Preshute Church says that he was the Vicar of the Parish for 10 years and Rector of St Peter's Marlborough for 16 years, of Brixton Deverill, and has his dates as 15 Dec 1817 to 23 Mar 1881.
Sources
↑ Image of Church Baptism Register entry, on Ancestry.co.uk
↑ Oxford University and City Herald 07 September 1844
↑ Yorkshire Gazette 07 September 1844
↑ Cambridge Chronicle and Journal 14 September 1844
↑ 12 September 1844 - Wiltshire Independent - Devizes, Wiltshire
↑ Image of Church Marriage Register entry, on Ancestry.co.uk
↑ Salisbury and Winchester Journal 16 June 1855
↑ Image of Church Burial Register entry, on Ancestry.co.uk
↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar , 1858-1995